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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem is Pitts instructed to read in Chapter 4?

2. Where do Neil and Todd go for their first class in Chapter 4?

3. Who conducts the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

4. Who is the author of the understanding poetry book Mr. Keating has Neil read from in Chapter 5?

5. When did John Dryden live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society begin?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

3. Why does a teacher tell the boys to slow down at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. Why are the juniors waiting in the Academy Honor room?

5. What is the dorm room like that Todd and Neil share?

6. Why does Keating say that one reads poetry?

7. How do various parents say good-bye to their sons?

8. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

9. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

10. What does Neil learn about Mr. Keating from Keating's senior annual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Neil's father orders him to quit the play. Why is Neil is so upset that his father wants him to quit?

Essay Topic 2

Knox cannot get over his infatuation with Chris. What does Knox do and why because of this infatuation?

Essay Topic 3

Keating teaches the boys about poetry. What does Keating believe about how poetry should be written and where poetry can be found.

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